EPISODE · Jul 18, 2013 · 1 MIN
First Big Story
from Mother Jones · host Mother Jones
In July 2012, after enduring bankruptcy, plummeting circulation, staff buyouts, and waves of layoffs, the Philadelphia Inquirer moved out of the "Tower of Truth," the landmark building it had occupied since 1925. Photographer Will Steacy, the descendant of five generations of newspapermen captured the newsroom before and after it downsized for the post-print era. Steacy went through volumes of family archives and recently recorded the following conversations with his father about the family's experiences in the newspaper business. Read the full story here: http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/07/philly-inquirer-slider
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In July 2012, after enduring bankruptcy, plummeting circulation, staff buyouts, and waves of layoffs, the Philadelphia Inquirer moved out of the "Tower of Truth," the landmark building it had occupied since 1925. Photographer Will Steacy, the descendant of five generations of newspapermen captured the newsroom before and after it downsized for the post-print era. Steacy went through volumes of family archives and recently recorded the following conversations with his father about the family's experiences in the newspaper business. Read the full story here: http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/07/philly-inquirer-slider
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